Finally, it's official:

http://www.epson.co.jp/osirase/2004/040311.htm

23.7mm×15.6mm APS-C CCD Sensor
6.1MP Effective Pixels
CCD-RAW(12bit)： 3008×2000 pixels
JPEG：3008×2000 pixels / 2240×1488 pixels
SD Card Slot
V/F Mag. ratio: 1.0 Coverage: 85%
Shutter: B, 1 sec- 1/2000 sec
X-Sync: 1/125
ISO: 200/400/800/1600
EV: +- 2EV
Lens Mount: M, can also use L-mount with adapter
Annual Production: 100000 units
Street Price: Approx. 300000Yen (about 2700 USD)
Shipping this summer!!!

what a cool looking camera , and these are gonna sell too

J

are you on the list yet

jmcfadden wrote:
are you on the list yet

By default ... man, my 21mm Elmarit is the best wide angle in the world!

sdai wrote:
jmcfadden wrote:
are you on the list yet

By default ... man, my 21mm Elmarit is the best wide angle in the world!


We HAVE to meet and shoot one day bro, your not that far away ya know

J

jmcfadden wrote:
We HAVE to meet and shoot one day bro, your not that far away ya know


For sure ... how is Mlps in summer? have to sleep now, will catch you tomorrow!

sdai wrote:
jmcfadden wrote:
We HAVE to meet and shoot one day bro, your not that far away ya know


For sure ... how is Mlps in summer? have to sleep now, will catch you tomorrow!


Mpls in summer is simply beautiful! and lots of stuff to see , catch ya later

J

Did they mentioned if this camera has 1.5 or 1.6 magnification factor?
gee...the 21mm Elmarit will become 28mm Elmarit unfortunately... xP

I am getting very excited with the launched of this camera as well..

so...where is Mpls btw?? xP

Mars wrote:
Did they mentioned if this camera has 1.5 or 1.6 magnification factor?
...
so...where is Mpls btw?? xP


The magnification factor is 1.53 ... Mlps stands for Minneapolis.

simon,
you ordered one already, right?
Do you know how much is it exactly? where did you ordered this?
I want to have more info for this..=)
thanks..

I'm trying to figure out where the heck I can find a waiting list to put myself on ... the folks at Epson Canada don't even know about this thing yet. IMO most camera dealers who also carry the Epson printers will be your best bet ... I'm in Toronto so most likely I'll call Vistek, Photocreative, etc. ... I don't think this will be a HOT item though ... manual everything just isn't popular nowadays.

Best,

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0403/04031101epsonrd1.asp

They've go some specs for it there for this very interesting camera. Rumor has it that Leica may actually be unveiling a full frame 35mm rangefinder type digital camera in two years. If stuff like this is already coming out, Leica had better hurry... Loyalists will only carry them so far.

Arka C.